そそっかしい
そそっかしい
i-adjective
careless; hasty; thoughtless
1.
careless; hasty; thoughtless; scatterbrained
Tending to act without proper attention or thought, resulting in mistakes. Describes someone who rushes and makes errors due to lack of care.
そそっかしいので、よく忘れ物をする。
I'm careless, so I often forget things.
そそっかしい人だから、確認を二度するようにしている。
Since I'm scatterbrained, I make sure to check things twice.
そそっかしく飛び出して、鍵を閉め忘れた。
I rushed out carelessly and forgot to lock the door.
CONJUGATION:
- そそっかしい → そそっかしくない (negative)
- そそっかしい → そそっかしく (adverbial form)
- そそっかしい → そそっかしかった (past)
NUANCE:
Suggests making mistakes due to rushing or not paying attention, not due to ignorance. Often used self-deprecatingly.
COMMON PATTERNS:
- そそっかしい人/性格 (a careless person/personality)
- そそっかしくて... (being careless, [I]...)
CONTRAST:
- そそっかしい ↔ 慎重 (careless ↔ careful/cautious)
- そそっかしい ↔ 落ち着いている (hasty ↔ calm/composed)
RELATED WORDS:
- うっかり (carelessly, inadvertently - adverb)
- 軽率 (rash, thoughtless - more formal)